Facing form



July 3, 19334- A. E. F.` MooNE FACING FORM Filed April 2s, 1931 I v J8Patented July 3, 1934 FACING FORM Albert E. F. Moone, Chicago, Ill.,assignor, by

mcsne assignments,

to The Carpenter-Hiatt Sales Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation ofColorado Application April 23, 1931, Serial No. 532,228

3 Claims.

This invention relates to fruit packing apparatus, and has been shown asembodied in a facing form equipped withY clamps for holding a linerproperly positioned during packing. According ,to the preferredembodiment of this invention, each clamp comprises a member pivoted tothe flange of the facing form and provided with a spring tending topress its active end into engagement with the rim of the facing form, orto clamp .the liner against the rim. Other forms of this invention havebeen disclosed in the applicants co-pending application Serial Number525,097, led March 25, 1931.

The invention accomplishes numerous objects, chief among these being theprovision of apparatus which speeds up the process of packing fruit orthe like and which may nevertheless be simply and cheaply constructed.Prior attempts at providing clamps have been unsatisfactory because veither the clamps would not work well, or their use involved the Waste4of too much time in applying or removing them. Also there were usuallyseparable parts which soon became injured or lost.

With these and various other objects in view, the invention may consistof certain novel features of construction and operation, as will be morefully described and particularly pointed out in the specification,drawing and claims appended hereto.

In the drawing, which illustrates an embodiment of the device, andwherein like referencev characters are used to designate like parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the facing form showing the liner inposition thereon;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary section through the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan View of a slightly modified form of theinvention;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View of still another modificationof the invention; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a further modification of theinvention.

Although this invention may take many forms, only four have been chosenfor illustration. In -all of these the invention comprises thecombination of certain attachments with the facing form 10. This facingform is used in a way similar to that in which it has been formerlyused. The top choice fruit is placed on the face of the form, a liner 12is slipped over the rim and is filled up, a basket is slipped over theliner, and the assembly is inverted and the facing form removed, leavingthe liner in the basket and the fruit packed therein with the upperlayer uniformly' and attractively spaced. The facing forms are providedwith a rim 14 for centering the liner 12, which may be pressed down onthe -outside of the rim. It is desirable also to provide a flange 16 toaid in handling the facing form with the basket and for the purposeshereina-iter described.

In the forms shown in Figures 1 and 2, a clamp base 18 is secured to theflange 16 as by suitable rivets 20. A clamp 22 is pivotally mounted onthe clamp base 18 by means of a pin 24. Clamp 22 is provided with anactive or clamping end 26 and the handle 28. A spring 30 is provided asshown for normally pressing the clamping end 26 of the clamp member 22toward the rim 14 of the facing form 10. This spring is preferablyretained in position by means of a pocket in each of the members 18 and22 though a pin may be used in one or both of the members if desired. Ifdesired, guide pins 32 may be provided with beveled inner faces as shownfor guiding the liner 12 into position.

The form shown in Figure 3 is quite similar to that shown in Figures 1and 2, except for a slightly different arrangement of the parts. Thusthe clamping member 34 is pivoted to a pin 36 which is mounted on theflange 16 at a point spaced from the clamp base 38 which in thisinstance merely forms a pocket for the spring 40. The spring may beretained in place by a pocket in the member 38 and a pin 42 on theclamping member 34.

rllhe form shown in Figure 4 is almost identical with that shown inFigures l and 2, except that the clamp is mounted vertically instead ofhorizontally. Thus the clamp member 46 is pivoted to a horizontal pin 48in the clamp base 50, which is secured as by means of rivets 52 to theflange 16. In all of the forms shown, it is preferred that twodiametrically spaced clamps be provided.

In all the forms shown in Figures 1 to 4, the liner may be inserted rstin one clamp while it is held released, and then in another clamp whileit is held released, or it may be set in position and both clamps openedsimultaneously to permit the liner to drop in place. Whatever the mannerof insertion, once the liner is in place it is securely held there bythe ciamps at opposite points of the facing form.

The form shown in Figure 5 is the simplest of all the forms. Itcomprises merely a clamping member 56 pivoted by a suitable pin 58 tothe ange 16. A reinforcing plate 60 may be used under the flange in thisand all the other modifications, if desired, and of course a similarreinforcing plate could be used on top of the flange. No spring isprovided on this handle and so the handle may be turned to the openposition and left there so that both hands may be used for insertion ofthe liner. When it is properly placed, the handle must be positivelyturned to the locking position. For some types of liner this would befound to be a more convenient type of clamp than the others. Becausethere is no spring, the clamp must be provided with a cam-shapedclamping surface 62 in order that the clamp may be selflocking.

It is to be understood that many other embodiments of the invention,including some in improved form, will be apparent, and in the course oftime more Will be devised by those skilled in the art. It is not desiredthat this invention be limited to the details described, for its scopeincludes all such forms or improvements as come within the spirit of thefollowing claims,construed as broadly as the prior art will permit.Specifically it might be pointed out that the clamps could be mountedunderneath the facing form and extending therethrough so that the linercould be inserted on the inside of the rim 14 and clamped thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination of a facing form having an upstanding rim thereon,and means secured to said form for clamping a liner by a pinching actionagainst said rim at a plurality of isolated points in positionssubstantially diametrically opposed across said facing form.

2. The combination of a facing form having an upstanding rim adapted forthe reception of a liner therearound, and two separate clamps eachpivotally mounted on said facing form and each having a clamping portionadapted to clamp said liner by a pinching action against said rim, saidclamps being independently operable and spaced from each other by atleast a third of the circumference of the rim.

3. The combination of a facing form having an upstanding rim adapted forthe reception of a liner therearound, and two separate clamps inpositions substantially diametrically opposed across said facing form,each pivotally mounted on said facing form and each having a clampingportion adapted to clamp said liner by a pinching action against saidrim, said clamps being independently operable.

ALBERT E. F. MooNE.

